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pointed a finger at speaker boehner. saying his push for plan "b" shut down negotiations on plan "a." major $4 trillion deficit deal. the president tried to tell the public it should not be about him. >> they find ways to say no. as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much has to do with it's hard for them to say yes to me. >> that is shortly after the president said it was about him. and the wing re-election message about taxing the rich. >> we had extensive debate about this for a year. not only does majority of the american people agree with me, half of the republican voters agree with me on this. >> after the president's 35-minute news conference boehner responded in over 50 seconds. >> tomorrow, the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax relief for nearly every american. 99.81% of the american people. then the president has a decision to make to call on the senate democrats to pass the bill. or be responsible for the largest tax increase. >> boehner facing a big problem with his plan to r
pointed a finger at speaker boehner. saying his push for plan "b" shut down negotiations on plan "a." major $4 trillion deficit deal. the president tried to tell the public it should not be about him. >> they find ways to say no. as opposed to finding ways to say yes. i don't know how much has to do with it's hard for them to say yes to me. >> that is shortly after the president said it was about him. and the wing re-election message about taxing the rich....
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i saw a picture of john boehner, this cartoon holdingter, john ehner the football and saying to me."a "trust >> there was an election on november 6 and the democrats did the parade who gis here? -- did not do that at e. who gives here? >> everybody has to giveve. >> it is true. of cannot tax your way out cannot slash you out of this get debt. you have to do both. >> gradually. >>>> the president seems to be deal -- a two-for-one every $1 of tax increase, he expenses by $2. . 1-2-3on-bowles had a ratio. republicans want zero. >> the business community does want us to go over the cliff. >> if he uses different -- orage, whether their republicans amenable to an increase in taxes -- >> use the word "revenue." >> you have e an nancy pelosi taking the position that it $1 million, not $250,000. said make itas $500,000. movement ise the going to come. >> we are nibbling at the edges. know, but that is where comes.ement >> i is there a deal behind clod doors that that we don't know about? i don't think so. posturing at this point. >> the tea party is not as was.g as it the memberswho came bac
i saw a picture of john boehner, this cartoon holdingter, john ehner the football and saying to me."a "trust >> there was an election on november 6 and the democrats did the parade who gis here? -- did not do that at e. who gives here? >> everybody has to giveve. >> it is true. of cannot tax your way out cannot slash you out of this get debt. you have to do both. >> gradually. >>>> the president seems to be deal -- a two-for-one every $1 of tax...
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boehner said everything comes with a price, mr. president. are republicans going to use this to exert leverage right now? >> absolutely. again, another factor that works against a big grand bargain. the more stuff you try to pack in there, you want to talk about social security, medicare. the republicans want to talk about obama care and some of the taxes in there. obama is saying he wants to talk about the debt ceiling. these are all separate issues, and the more stuff you try to jam in there, i think it actually makes it harder to come to an agreement rather than easier. >> dan, part of the whole thing here and calling it a fiscal cliff is to add to the theatricality and the chael leng of the whole thing. it's a slope. everybody calm down. we don't need this brinksmanship which adds to the republicans' leverage in this situation. you, sir, are writing a column a day about this. i know you're satiracal in your column. are you feeding the beast of the whole cliff thing, or are you completely trying to take it apart? >> i'm feeding "the daily
boehner said everything comes with a price, mr. president. are republicans going to use this to exert leverage right now? >> absolutely. again, another factor that works against a big grand bargain. the more stuff you try to pack in there, you want to talk about social security, medicare. the republicans want to talk about obama care and some of the taxes in there. obama is saying he wants to talk about the debt ceiling. these are all separate issues, and the more stuff you try to jam in...
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>> he took a shot at john boehner on meet the press. presidential leadership trying to get the deal done doesn't take the political shots even when they are easy because you are trying to get the deal done. the big deals don't happen without presidential leadership. this is good politics but it's not good policy. it may be good politics makes bad policy. >> isn't the problem ultimately spending? the busheir raw tax cuts. some say it is going to come. covered it about a week with the budget we have. isn't the problem spending. aren't they identifying what we need to cut, dowling. >> i think it's both. i think it's revenue and spending. rep republicans are low to raise revenue and republicans slow to cut programs. i think the issue is a balanced approach like simpson where you raise ed one-quarter of the revenue you reform medicare and medicaid and you take on the military. if you do that in a balanced way but neither side is talking that way and it leaves us the american people at risk. >> at least the house is doing something. the senat
>> he took a shot at john boehner on meet the press. presidential leadership trying to get the deal done doesn't take the political shots even when they are easy because you are trying to get the deal done. the big deals don't happen without presidential leadership. this is good politics but it's not good policy. it may be good politics makes bad policy. >> isn't the problem ultimately spending? the busheir raw tax cuts. some say it is going to come. covered it about a week with the...
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gwen: house speaker john boehner's response, no way. they are, he said, at stalemate. >> the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal, and they send one up here that calls for $1.6 trillion in new taxes, calls for a little -- not even $400 billion in cuts, and they want to have this extra spending that's actually greater than the amount they're willing to cut. i mean, it was not a serious proposal. and so right now we're almost nowhere. gwen: both ends say americans voted for growth and responsibility during the last election, but each apparently is read looking the same message differently. what a surprise. so how much of the policy is about standoff and how much is about politics? >> it's a little bit of each. but i would have to say right now it's a lot about politics and it's a lot about political theater. you just showed these guys. ok, so they have given their opening round. we all know where they stand. this is for the base of their parties now, which the president, of course, has been meeting with his liberal
gwen: house speaker john boehner's response, no way. they are, he said, at stalemate. >> the white house spends three weeks trying to develop a proposal, and they send one up here that calls for $1.6 trillion in new taxes, calls for a little -- not even $400 billion in cuts, and they want to have this extra spending that's actually greater than the amount they're willing to cut. i mean, it was not a serious proposal. and so right now we're almost nowhere. gwen: both ends say americans...
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you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being sham bollic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will punish republicans if they cut entitlements. they will punish democrats if they cut quitements. so what you saw today was the president shifting attention from debt reduction to tax cuts, which is the easy thing. i think the problem is centrally in country, and the politicians look like idiots because they are responding to horrible incentives. >> shambalic. what does that mean? >> i'm british. >> ok. >> i thought i'd let it go the first time. i didn't know what it meant. tom, you interviewed the candidate obama in 2008. and you said -- you asked him
you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being sham bollic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will...
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they are the ones doing the public posturing for him. >> i think also that john boehner does not have a strong hand. he has got a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise. i saw this picture of john boehner, this cartoon character, holding a football and saying to president obama "trust me." >> there was an election on november 6 and the democrats did not do that badly. who is here? >> everybody has got to give. >> it really is true. you cannot tax your way out of this debt, you cannot slash expenses and get out of this in debt. you have got to do both. >> somewhat gradually. >> the president seems to be offering a two-for-one deal -- for every $1 of tax increase, he will cut expenses by $2. simpson-bowles wanted a one-to-3 ratio. the republicans want zero. >> but they have the business community that does not want us to go for the cliff -- >> if you use a different language, are there republicans amenable to an increase in taxes -- >> use the word "revenue." >> nancy pelosi took the position, a good negotiating position, that it ought to be $1 million to hundred $50
they are the ones doing the public posturing for him. >> i think also that john boehner does not have a strong hand. he has got a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise. i saw this picture of john boehner, this cartoon character, holding a football and saying to president obama "trust me." >> there was an election on november 6 and the democrats did not do that badly. who is here? >> everybody has got to give. >> it really is true. you...
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we're told the conversation was frank, but before he headed to the white house, speaker boehner gave this grim assessment of the state of talks right now. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue right here. it's this issue: spending! >> reporter: white house aides say the president has proposed $600 billion worth of cuts. in an interview with cbs' minneapolis affiliate wcco, the president said no deal is possible unless speaker boehner agrees to let the low bush tax rates expire for the top 2% of u.s. households. >> the big problem right now is that republicans in the house are resistant to the idea of the wealthiest americans paying higher tax rates. >> reporter: boehner wasn't swayed. why are you holding out for a tax cut for the wealthy that most americans, even many wealthy people, say we shouldn't have? >> raising tax rates will hurt small businesses at a time when we're expecting small businesses to be the engine of job creation in america. >> reporter: speaker boehner is headed to ohio for the weekend, so there will
we're told the conversation was frank, but before he headed to the white house, speaker boehner gave this grim assessment of the state of talks right now. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue right here. it's this issue: spending! >> reporter: white house aides say the president has proposed $600 billion worth of cuts. in an interview with cbs' minneapolis affiliate wcco, the president said no deal is possible unless...
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that's the problem for speaker boehner. and whether he allows the vote, knowing majority of his members probably won't go along with it, that's the first hurdle to get over, and, two, if he has the votes, i should back up here. there are democrats who have problems with this as well. you had senators on the democratic side, senators franken and harken and sanders going to senator reid's office apparently this afternoon and have a problem with raising the limit from $250,000 to $400,000, on the tax cut exemptions. we have a long way to go. it's hard to believe we are 1:36. so 12:00 midnight is approaching fast and there is a lot of road to go before anything develops. arthel: it's unbelievable. the american public is fed up with it. what are you hearing in terms of having vice president biden negotiate with mitch mcconnell. they have relationships with many of the people in the senate and perhaps do you think they could get together? it seems like their talks have helped in some regard. do you think they will take it back to
that's the problem for speaker boehner. and whether he allows the vote, knowing majority of his members probably won't go along with it, that's the first hurdle to get over, and, two, if he has the votes, i should back up here. there are democrats who have problems with this as well. you had senators on the democratic side, senators franken and harken and sanders going to senator reid's office apparently this afternoon and have a problem with raising the limit from $250,000 to $400,000, on the...
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boehner. is it any different, or is this just about, i don't know, smoke and mirrors? >> well, i think the atmosphere is certainly different as you mentioned. in the past, these guys would go back to capitol hill and put out competing statements about what went on during the meetings. you saw what happened last year during the debt ceiling negotiations. this time it was one big happy family. there certainly seems to be some sort of recognition on the part of how fed up american people with sort of the seeing this game of chicken being played at such a high stakes time. i think there is certainly, after this election, there is kind of a let's get down to business. let's see if we can get this thing done. whether that can translate -- david just said, the biggest sticking point, taxes on the wealthy is still on the table. you can sing happy birthday to john boehner as much as you want. gwen: he would still say no. >> absolutely. i think it's really premature to try to predict what is going to ha
boehner. is it any different, or is this just about, i don't know, smoke and mirrors? >> well, i think the atmosphere is certainly different as you mentioned. in the past, these guys would go back to capitol hill and put out competing statements about what went on during the meetings. you saw what happened last year during the debt ceiling negotiations. this time it was one big happy family. there certainly seems to be some sort of recognition on the part of how fed up american people...
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you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being shambolic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will punish republicans if they cut entitlements. they will punish democrats if they cut entitlements. so what you saw today was the president shifting attention from debt reduction to tax cuts, which is the easy thing. i think the problem is centrally in the country, and the politicians look like idiots because they're responding to horrible incentives. >> what does shambolic mean, by the way? >> i'm british. >> ok. >> i thought i'd let it go the first time. i didn't know what it meant. tom, you interviewed the candidate obama in 2008. and you said -- you a
you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being shambolic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will...
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loser speaker of the house john boehner. he offered the president a peace pipe and got in return a demand that he turned over his sword, his shirt and at the end his trousers. that is a rather embarrassing position for the speaker. >> bret: he will be asked about it on "fox news sunday" with chris wallace. that is it for the panel. but stay tuned to see one thing congress did accomplish today. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. >> bret: finally tonight, the big power ball lottery is over but the house had its own lottery today the office lottery for the incoming class of house freshman who become lawmakers early next year. this is a really big deal. they draw lots for the
loser speaker of the house john boehner. he offered the president a peace pipe and got in return a demand that he turned over his sword, his shirt and at the end his trousers. that is a rather embarrassing position for the speaker. >> bret: he will be asked about it on "fox news sunday" with chris wallace. that is it for the panel. but stay tuned to see one thing congress did accomplish today. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants...
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. >> boehner as a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise. the picture of the john boehner, this cartoon character, holding a football, saying to president obama, "ust me it." >> you know, there was an election on november 6, and the democrats did not do that badly. who gives here? >> everybody has got to give. >> you say it and say and say, but you cannot tax your way out of this debt and you cannot slash expenses and get out of this and get rid you have got to do both. >> someone gradually. >> president seems to be offering a two-for-one deal, for every $1 of tax increase, he will cut taxes by two dollars. simpson-bowles wanted a one-to-3 ratio. publicans 10. -- republicans want zero. >> business community does not want us to go over the cliff. >> what the republicans amenable to increases in taxes -- >> use the word "revenue." >> you had nancy pelosi taking the position -- $1 million, not $250,000. john mccain has suggested make it $500,000. that is where the movement is going to come, with that number. >> is there a deal in the works behi
. >> boehner as a caucus that has dug in its heels on any kind of compromise. the picture of the john boehner, this cartoon character, holding a football, saying to president obama, "ust me it." >> you know, there was an election on november 6, and the democrats did not do that badly. who gives here? >> everybody has got to give. >> you say it and say and say, but you cannot tax your way out of this debt and you cannot slash expenses and get out of this and get...
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speaker boehner says he is waiting to see those. >>shepard: a lot of the president's base criticized him in their mind from negotiating from a point of weakness. a lot of that, he could be going for that base, they have a long way to go before republicans will play. >>guest: they do. talking of the political bases on the conservative side, there is a lost treasure on speaker boehner to not give in on what is the holy grill for them, which is not raising tax rates. so speaker boehner reiterated today that he would be willing to wipe out some deductions and make other tax changes but he wants to lower rates. not race rates the he had choice words for the president. >> i took a great risk. the white house spent three weeks frying to develop a proposal, with one up here that calls for $1.6 trillion in new taxes. calls for not even $400 billion in cuts. and they want to have this extra spending that is actually greater than the amount they are willing to cut. it was not a serious proposal. so right now we are almost nowhere. >>reporter:
speaker boehner says he is waiting to see those. >>shepard: a lot of the president's base criticized him in their mind from negotiating from a point of weakness. a lot of that, he could be going for that base, they have a long way to go before republicans will play. >>guest: they do. talking of the political bases on the conservative side, there is a lost treasure on speaker boehner to not give in on what is the holy grill for them, which is not raising tax rates. so speaker boehner...
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boehner is willing to give an increase in the debt limit. he won't get an increase in the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. now, want only did the president reject that offer, he race to the microphones today and he declared that he won the debate with boehner on tax rates. so clearly, he now wants to humiliate all republicans, as i predicted. >> i remain optimistic, though. because if you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded that income tax rates should go up, except right now he only wants to have them go up for millionaire, if you are making $900,000, he thinks you can't afford to pay a little more in taxes. but the principle that rates are going to need to go up, he has conceded. i have said, i am willing to make some cuts. what separates is us a few hundred million dollars. the idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. >> sean: the president wants the country to go over the fiscal cliff and the republicans have feared this from the beginning. the presi
boehner is willing to give an increase in the debt limit. he won't get an increase in the medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. now, want only did the president reject that offer, he race to the microphones today and he declared that he won the debate with boehner on tax rates. so clearly, he now wants to humiliate all republicans, as i predicted. >> i remain optimistic, though. because if you look at what the speaker has proposed, he's conceded that income tax rates should go up,...
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not exactly a meeting of the minds this week between president obama and house speaker john boehner on just where talks to end the fiscal showdown stand. the president, for his part, took his case to the public and repeated his call for a tax hike on upper income americans but made little mention of cuts to entitlement spending. something the speaker said must be part of any final deal. joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan, and ms. o'grady and washington columnist kim stossel. you are stuck in washington having to talk to all the sources. and you have been working them this week, i know. is the mood as sour as it sounds? >> it is by the end of this week and here's why. republicans came out right after the election and said to the president, you want revenue, here. you want revenue on the wealthy? we will give it to you. let's do this via limbing tax deductions for the wealthy. the president instead of taking that, running it, ceiling a deal, has been out campaigning for tax hikes. and to cap it off, sent treasury secretary tim geithner down t
not exactly a meeting of the minds this week between president obama and house speaker john boehner on just where talks to end the fiscal showdown stand. the president, for his part, took his case to the public and repeated his call for a tax hike on upper income americans but made little mention of cuts to entitlement spending. something the speaker said must be part of any final deal. joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan, and ms. o'grady and...
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boehner's party is not doing well in public opinion polls, but boehner, he's just in denial. >> you go back to, you want to talk about polling, most americans would agree that spending is a much bigger problem than raising taxes. they want us to deal with this. >> actually, voters across the board think taxes should go up on the wealthiest americans. democrats, independents, and republicans all agree by large maintains they want congress to raise taxes on income above $250,000 a year. republican leaders are completely disconnected from public opinion. this is one reason republican approval continues to nosedive while democrats actually have a positive rating with the public. when voters were asked to describe the republican party, 65% of the responses were negative. and here's the -- and here they are. like you know, bad weak, uncompromising, need to work together, broken, unorganized, disorthd. one prominent gop pollster put it this way. republicans have run out of persuadable white voters. john boehner is ultimately responsible. he is doing irreparable damage to the republican brand.
boehner's party is not doing well in public opinion polls, but boehner, he's just in denial. >> you go back to, you want to talk about polling, most americans would agree that spending is a much bigger problem than raising taxes. they want us to deal with this. >> actually, voters across the board think taxes should go up on the wealthiest americans. democrats, independents, and republicans all agree by large maintains they want congress to raise taxes on income above $250,000 a...
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the senate still has it. >> it's not like boehner's putting that on the table. i don't think the president would accept that, i'm sure speaker boehner would accept that if the president's hoping to. >> very quick before i go, the k -- unloaded on -- this relationship between harry reid and john mccain, is it as bad as it looks? >> they have found times to work together in the past, but in this day and age, they have a hard time agreeing. >> was harry reid itching for a fight? >> i haven't talked to him, i didn't have a chance to talk to him about it, but i'm pretty confident, not only he was looking forward to it and so was the rest of the democratic caucus, the nomination process is broken, something's got to change and i thought that would have been the way to go. >> i think we're going to have you back, we got 18 days, hopefully it's not on christmas. >> come on. you know what? we're all going to go negative on everybody, if they ruin everybody's holiday plans. it's a long campaign. >>> up next, president obama weighs in on the legalization of marijuana. >>>
the senate still has it. >> it's not like boehner's putting that on the table. i don't think the president would accept that, i'm sure speaker boehner would accept that if the president's hoping to. >> very quick before i go, the k -- unloaded on -- this relationship between harry reid and john mccain, is it as bad as it looks? >> they have found times to work together in the past, but in this day and age, they have a hard time agreeing. >> was harry reid itching for a...
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speaker boehner has to start counting votes. he has the majority in numbers but how much he can do or thought do, that will be dependent on a handful of fiscal conservatives on the right. >>neil: would charlie rangel be okay with a plan initially for republicans if this is what they put forward to close the loopholes and transaction breaks for millionaires without formally raising the rates and that is their initial proposal on revenue meaning taxes go up but it is not formally raising rates would you say yes or month? >>guest: there is enough money there to make it renew neutral but we have to raise money from the upper income people. >>neil: and the only way did do it in your eyes is to raise the rates? >>guest: we have to really see what he is talking about because they get a lot of preferential treatment in the tax code. >>neil: you could do it? >>guest: it is possible to do that if you cut out all the prefer usual treatment they are getting. that is not going to be easy. everyone wants tax cuts and get rid of loopholes. >>n
speaker boehner has to start counting votes. he has the majority in numbers but how much he can do or thought do, that will be dependent on a handful of fiscal conservatives on the right. >>neil: would charlie rangel be okay with a plan initially for republicans if this is what they put forward to close the loopholes and transaction breaks for millionaires without formally raising the rates and that is their initial proposal on revenue meaning taxes go up but it is not formally raising...
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you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being shambolic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will punish republicans if they cut entitlements. they will punish democrats if they cut entitlements. so what you saw today was the president shifting attention from debt reduction to tax cuts, which is the easy thing. i think the problem is centrally in country, and the politicians look like idiots because they are responding to horrible incentives. >> it's interesting -- >> shambolic, that's a great word. >> what does it mean exactly? >> it's british. >> ok. >> i thought i'd let it go the first time. i didn't know what it meant. tom, you interviewed the c
you have to know beyond boehner what the party wants. but in some sense, the republicans are being shambolic and making fools of themselves. but in another sense, they are acting favorably or rationally to the structure they are in. we have the sensible country with the dysfunctional washington. the reality is we have a country of people who want to bankrupt their children, spend money on themselves, and will punish any politician who prevents them from doing that. and therefore they will...
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boehner's hand is strengthened after this election. republicans need to understand that that ideological obstructionism was rejected by the electorate. president obama is a stronger position in to see get the deal done. may look a lot like what was almost done two years ago. the difference is we've got to get it done now. >> like the election. we went through all that trouble and money and have the same things still, right? >> a big difference. i think the folks realize they got to get something done now. >> it's great reading. >> thank you. >> i recommend people do that. come back. >> any time. >> love to see you. best of the season to you. >> you, too. >> thanks. and remember we're at 35 days, folks. that's all that's left until you pop the cork for new year's. then you deal with your bank account later. if we don't get a deal done, automatic spending cuts go into effect. and tax cuts expire. that means you and me, you can keep one the news and analysis on the fiscal cliff by clicking on cnn.com. with scottrader streaming quotes, any
boehner's hand is strengthened after this election. republicans need to understand that that ideological obstructionism was rejected by the electorate. president obama is a stronger position in to see get the deal done. may look a lot like what was almost done two years ago. the difference is we've got to get it done now. >> like the election. we went through all that trouble and money and have the same things still, right? >> a big difference. i think the folks realize they got to...
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his plan be died. >> let me be clear speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared on friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would d have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problemsms that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to continue to he to work together to address s those concerns. >> the president has liftedis number to 400,000 no tax hikes for anyone the knicks st that in the year. boehner wants to " tax hikes for those making more than 1 million. what happened? >> hdid not have the votes, as simple as thatat. he had to pull back. his o caucus let him wn. he thought he could get the 218 votes he needed from his caucus and they were not there. >> are we going over the cliff? >> there is a chance we could avert that. boehner's statement on friday morning suggests that he was still willing to work k with the president to come up with someththing. ththe outcome is likely to be that the fringes on both parties will have to be forgotten and they will have e to p
his plan be died. >> let me be clear speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared on friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would d have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problemsms that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to continue to he to work together to address s those concerns. >> the president has liftedis number to 400,000 no tax hikes...
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whether boehner and company like it or not. and today at the white house, the president continued to build his case. he met with small business owners to keep the focus on letting the bush tax cuts expire for the rich. it's all part of a campaign to get a fair deal done. tomorrow he'll meet with a group of middle class americans who will explain how they'd be affected if republicans let their tax rates increase. he'll also have another meeting with ceos. on friday, the president's heading back on the road. he'll visit a pennsylvania toy manufacturer that depends on middle class shoppers, especially during the holiday season. this president knows how to make the case for the middle class. but will he be able to convince the rest of washington to get on board? joining me now is victoria day fran ce francessco society toe and dada milbank. thank you for coming on the show. victoria, how important is this new campaign? >> it's incredibly important. we've seen the president and his team have learned from their mistake. the mistake o
whether boehner and company like it or not. and today at the white house, the president continued to build his case. he met with small business owners to keep the focus on letting the bush tax cuts expire for the rich. it's all part of a campaign to get a fair deal done. tomorrow he'll meet with a group of middle class americans who will explain how they'd be affected if republicans let their tax rates increase. he'll also have another meeting with ceos. on friday, the president's heading back...
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how does boehner come out of this? what kind of a deal can he put is not >> the statement we heard from the congressman calling his own people chuckleheads, shows that the president won. i argued a month ago this was never from the president perspective, never about fiscal issues. economic issues. he wants four years for his own agenda to enact. what to do? destroy them and fracture them, which he has done. this is clever tactically. insisting that the one thing that they had to agree to was increase in tax rates. if hoving only interested in fiscally balancing the budget he would have said i don't care how you get the money. but he insisted on rates not because there is an economic issue but a wi to have the house divided. call each other chuckleheads and a speaker who not deposed extremely weakened. this sets him up to have his way over republicans who are in a civil war in the house. >> boehner runs for re-election on third of january, too. stay right there. hold the thought. lightning round up next. friday night. w
how does boehner come out of this? what kind of a deal can he put is not >> the statement we heard from the congressman calling his own people chuckleheads, shows that the president won. i argued a month ago this was never from the president perspective, never about fiscal issues. economic issues. he wants four years for his own agenda to enact. what to do? destroy them and fracture them, which he has done. this is clever tactically. insisting that the one thing that they had to agree to...
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but i think that john boehner has worked very, very hard. i think it comes down to the question of -- as long as his core team is with him, i think he is in good shape that. means, basically, cantor has to stay with him. paul ryan has to be with him and a handful of other key players. if happens, he will be all right for this round. but they are faced with a very big challenge over the next two years. and they need to slow down and they need to develop a strategy. they don't currently have any strategy that i can tell as an outsider. >> this is my last question for you, did you know that you and i crossed paths in 1995? it was the first day of the first government shutdown, november 19, 1995 was my first day as press secretary to the late congressman dan sheafer. >> i did not realize that. that's wild. you were right in the middle of it, then. you know how much more complicated it was than the later memories. >> also, i didn't know if i was an essential employee or not. >> i hope you were. i would have vouched for you. >> we are so glad we i
but i think that john boehner has worked very, very hard. i think it comes down to the question of -- as long as his core team is with him, i think he is in good shape that. means, basically, cantor has to stay with him. paul ryan has to be with him and a handful of other key players. if happens, he will be all right for this round. but they are faced with a very big challenge over the next two years. and they need to slow down and they need to develop a strategy. they don't currently have any...
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speaker boehner will bring that to the floor today. we'll speak to congresswoman marsha blackburn, we'll find out will she vote for it, coming up. bill: good question. he is back the dancing traffic cop and all of his best moves. check him out. go, guy. ♪ jingle bell, jenning he wil jingle bell rock. ♪ ♪ bill: here we go on fox news alert. we are awaiting a vote in the house on speaker john boehner's plan b to avert the fiscal cliff. the republican plan allows the bush-era tax cuts to expire on those making more than a million dollars a year but keeps current tax rates for everyone else as they are. the president has threatened to veto. can boehner get the votes. march that blackburn, congresswoman out of tennessee with me now. will you vote in favor of this idea? >> we are not sure exactly how we are going to vote. i have to tell you something. bill: what are you going to do? >> let me tell you speaker boehner deserves a tremendous amount of credit for what he has done and has hung in there with that. i have to tell you i'm in t
speaker boehner will bring that to the floor today. we'll speak to congresswoman marsha blackburn, we'll find out will she vote for it, coming up. bill: good question. he is back the dancing traffic cop and all of his best moves. check him out. go, guy. ♪ jingle bell, jenning he wil jingle bell rock. ♪ ♪ bill: here we go on fox news alert. we are awaiting a vote in the house on speaker john boehner's plan b to avert the fiscal cliff. the republican plan allows the bush-era tax cuts to...
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look, in the negotiations, speaker boehner was reportedly offered revenue. the presidents asked for $1.6 trillion in revenue. there's a bid. there's an ask. >> let me bring that to congressman ellison, we started to see the beginnings of a counteroffer from mitch mcconnell. he offered three things. he said that he's gradual increase in the eligibility age for medicare. some adjustments to social security cola. i believe those are all nonstarters to you and the progressive caucus. >> those would be a problem because raising rates and increasing eligibility age is going to hurt people across income scales. particularly low income seniors and people like that. that wouldn't work for us. >> the president has been open to some of that before. >> here's the deal, the people of the united states believe that medicare is an important program. they don't want to see beneficiaries cut. if we find cuts that don't result in cuts to beneficiaries that's one thing. but we're not going to go after seeing the president win this election, we won the white house, turn right a
look, in the negotiations, speaker boehner was reportedly offered revenue. the presidents asked for $1.6 trillion in revenue. there's a bid. there's an ask. >> let me bring that to congressman ellison, we started to see the beginnings of a counteroffer from mitch mcconnell. he offered three things. he said that he's gradual increase in the eligibility age for medicare. some adjustments to social security cola. i believe those are all nonstarters to you and the progressive caucus. >>...
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speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together to address those concerns. >> the president lifted his number to 400,000, no tax hikes for anyone making less than that, boehner says the million, still no deal. what happened out there? >> he did not have the votes, simple as that. he had to pull back. his own caucus let him down. he thought he could get the 218 votes he needed on of his caucus and they were not there. >> are we going over the cliff? >> i think there is still a chance we can avert that. boehner's statement on friday morning get that he was still willing to work with the president to come up with something. the outcome has to be that the fringes on both parties need to be forgotten and they need to have to pulin and of republicans of a moderate nature and e jorityf decratto make this
speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together to address those concerns. >> the president lifted his number to 400,000, no tax hikes for anyone making less than that, boehner says the...
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and that put john boehner in such a tough position. we saw this week the president in his press conference taunting republicans, even dana millbank of the "washington post" noted this in his column. obviously no supporter of house republicans. and he noticed that the president of the united states wasn't working necessarily in good faith with republicans on the other side of the aisle. going over the fiscal cliff is bad for everybody. i hope that both, all of our leaders on both sides of the aisle will try to embrace a solution before those tax rates go up for all americans. >> yeah. let me talk to you both about benghazi. an independent review found failures in leadership and management at the state department in terms of the attacks on benghazi and how it was handled and everything that followed as a result. do you think this will tarnish hillary clinton's reputation at all as she leaves the administration, maria? >> i don't think that it will, randi. you know, the secretary herself is the first one to say that the buck stops with he
and that put john boehner in such a tough position. we saw this week the president in his press conference taunting republicans, even dana millbank of the "washington post" noted this in his column. obviously no supporter of house republicans. and he noticed that the president of the united states wasn't working necessarily in good faith with republicans on the other side of the aisle. going over the fiscal cliff is bad for everybody. i hope that both, all of our leaders on both sides...
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there will be a deal worked out between john boehner and the boehner, and i think a lot of us won't like it, and some people will vote for it and -- >> greta: but it will pass? >> it will pass, because you'll have "combination of republicans and democrats voting it. >> greta: thank you, sir. coming up, an american journalist freed after being kidnapped in syria. his terrifying story straight ahead. and a sixth grader takes a gun to school and says his parents told him to do it. that story just two minutes away. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated
there will be a deal worked out between john boehner and the boehner, and i think a lot of us won't like it, and some people will vote for it and -- >> greta: but it will pass? >> it will pass, because you'll have "combination of republicans and democrats voting it. >> greta: thank you, sir. coming up, an american journalist freed after being kidnapped in syria. his terrifying story straight ahead. and a sixth grader takes a gun to school and says his parents told him to...